William Scott

1913–1989

William Scott, ‘Orange, Black and White Composition’ 1953
Orange, Black and White Composition 1953
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Walk Through British Art: 1950

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Biography

William Scott (15 February 1913 – 28 December 1989) was a British artist, known for still-life and abstract painting. He is the most internationally celebrated of 20th-century Ulster painters.

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British Constructivism St Ives School Tachisme

Artworks

William Scott, ‘Orange, Black and White Composition’ 1953

William Scott Orange, Black and White Composition

1953
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art T00831
William Scott, ‘Berlin Blues 4’ 1965

William Scott Berlin Blues 4

1965
On display at Tate St Ives part of Modern Art and St Ives T00795
William Scott, ‘Mackerel on a Plate’ 1951–2

William Scott Mackerel on a Plate

1951–2
On display at Tate St Ives part of Modern Art and St Ives N06245
William Scott, ‘Winter Still Life’ 1956

William Scott Winter Still Life

1956
T00119
William Scott, ‘Seated Nude’ 1939

William Scott Seated Nude

1939
On display at Tate St Ives part of Modern Art and St Ives T01096
William Scott, ‘Ochre Still Life’ 1958

William Scott Ochre Still Life

1958
T00505
William Scott, ‘Reclining Nude (Red Nude)’ 1956

William Scott Reclining Nude (Red Nude)

1956
T00811
William Scott, ‘Pears’ 1979

William Scott Pears

1979
View by appointment P06823
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Film and audio

William Scott and abstraction

Exploring themes of still-life, landscape and the female nude, while shifting between representation and abstraction

Features

Patrick Heron, Garden Leaves 1955
Tate Etc

Abstraction sans frontières

Éric de Chassey

International Exchanges: Modern Art and St Ives 1915-65
William Scott, ‘Berlin Blues 4’ 1965
Tate Etc

The ambiguous pleasures of Puritanism: William Scott at Tate St Ives

David Anfam

William Scott (1913–1989) is known for his still lifes, landscapes and nudes produced over a 60-year period. A friend ...

William Scott Mackerel on a Plate 1951–2
Press Release

Major Gift to Tate marks William Scott Centenary

26 Oct 2012
Press release: Major Gift to Tate marks William Scott Centenary

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